Intro to MedTech

Question 1

It is a science devoted to diagnostic testing of human
samples

Answer 1

Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science

Question 2

The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.

Answer 2

Blood

Question 3

A watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra

Answer 3

Urine

Question 4

Waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested

Answer 4

Feces

Question 5

Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals

Answer 5

Hair

Question 6

Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.

Answer 6

Tissue

Question 7

Any of various body fluids resembling serum, that are typically pale yellow or transparent and of a benign nature

Answer 7

Serous Fluids

Question 8

“Medical Technology is the application of natural, physical and biological sciences to the performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.”

Answer 8

RUTH HEINEMANN

Question 9

“Medical Technology is the branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and maintenance of health”

Answer 9

ANNE FAGELSON

Question 10

Medical technology is the health profession concerned with performing laboratory analyses in view of obtaining information necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as in the maintenance of good health.

Answer 10

Walters

Question 11

THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969

Answer 11

RA 5527

Question 12

Father of Medicine. Described four humors or body fluids as a source of person’s disease: BLOOD, PLEGHM, YELLOW BILE AND BLACK BILE

Answer 12

HIPPOCRATES

Question 13

The code of ethics for practicing physicians

Answer 13

Hippocratic oath

Question 14

Above the clot is a layer of RBC

Answer 14

Blood

Question 15

Above is a whitish layer of WBC (now called the buffy coat)

Answer 15

Phlegm

Question 15

Above is a whitish layer of WBC (now called the buffy coat)

Answer 15

Phlegm

Question 16

The top layer is clear yellow serum

Answer 16

Yellow Bile

Question 17

Dark clot at the bottom

Answer 17

Black Bile

Question 18

She traced the beginning of Medical Technology

Answer 18

VIVIAN HERRICK

Question 19

Book for treatment of disease in 1550 BC

Answer 19

Ebers Papyrus

Question 20

Scientific observation – urine of certain individuals attracted ants, and that such urine has a
sweetish taste.

Answer 20

Early Hindu Doctors

Question 21

Recorded the sweet taste of diabetic urine

Answer 21

Hindu physicians

Question 22

That the urine in diabetes had a taste similar to honey- In what year?

Answer 22

1674

Question 23

Invented the compound microscope. He was the first to describe the red blood cells, protozoa, and to classify bacteria according to shape.

Answer 23

ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK

Question 24

Founder of Pathology. Contributed to Embryology and Anatomy

Answer 24

MARCELO MALPHIGI

Question 25

Founder of the "Archives of Pathology" in Berlin

Answer 25

RUDOLF VIRCHOW

Question 26

Performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar

Answer 26

HERMAN FEHLING

Question 27

He opened the first clinical laboratory

Answer 27

Dr . WILLIAM OSLER

Question 28

Where is the first clinical laboratory

Answer 28

John Hopkins Hospital

Question 29

Wrote "A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis" which became the standard reference for laboratories.

Answer 29

Dr. JAMES C. TODD

Question 30

The century when the discovery of dyes was made possible the staining and study of microorganisms such as bacteria.

Answer 30

15th Century

Question 31

The dye that was discovered in the 15th Century

Answer 31

Aniline dyes

Question 32

In 1921, the _________ was organized

Answer 32

Denver Society of Clinical Pathologists

Question 33

American Board of Pathology was organizied in???

Answer 33

1936

Question 34

Produced a great demand for technicians

Answer 34

World War 1

Question 35

One of the first schools to establish trainings for workers in 1922 and first to offer degree program in 1923.

Answer 35

University of Minnesota

Question 36

Discovered blood circulation, the era of blood transfusion started.

Answer 36

WILLIAM HARVEY (1578-1657)

Question 37

First physician to perform direct transfusion of blood (animal to animal)

Answer 37

RICHARD LOWER

Question 38

Notable for having performed first fully documented human blood transfusion (animal to human)

Answer 38

JEAN-BAPTISTE DENYS

Question 39

Performed the first successful transfusion of blood to a patient for treatment of a hemorrhage- human to human

Answer 39

JAMES BLUNDELL

Question 40

Cross-immunity of smallpox and cowpox

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EDWARD JENNER

Question 41

Pioneer of antiseptic surgery

Answer 41

JOSEPH LISTER

Question 42

1880: first attenuated vaccine 1881: develops an anthrax vaccine 1882: develops a rabies vaccine

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LOUIS PASTEUR

Question 43

First distinguished the ABO blood group system Blood typing

Answer 43

KARL LANDSTEINER

Question 44

The use of blood increased and the "closed system" of blood collection was widely adopted. Instrumentation was advanced

Answer 44

WORLD WAR II

Question 45

The United States required a two-year collegiate education and a twelve month actual training in the laboratory for the preparation of this practice.

Answer 45

1940

Question 46

A standard curriculum was formalized in ____ in preparation for a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Answer 46

1950

Question 47

Medical Technologists were required to have a bachelor's degree or the equivalent

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1975

Question 48

The term "Clinical Laboratory Science" is adopted.

Answer 48

1999

Question 49

Work of a Medical Technologist

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Identify microorganisms and analyze cells Do blood tests Measure substance in blood and other body fluids Identify organisms causing infection and disease operate complex apparatus, instrument and machines Work under pressure with speed and accuracy and precision

Question 50

An individual certified and registered with PRC to various tests under the supervision of a registered MedTech and Pathologist

Answer 50

Medical Technician

Question 51

To succeed in the medical technology professions a person needs:

Answer 51

* Stamina * Good eye sight * A normal color vision * Manual dexterity * Good intellect and aptitude for the biological sciences * Caring attitude * Good communication skills and ability to relate well to fellow workers * Observant, Motivated, Good organizational Skills